Electrical Power Surge

Power surges are generally considered to be the most destructive of the four types of electrical power disturbances.

Electrical power surge.

Protect your basic household electronics and home appliances protect your basic household electronics and home appliances from power surges with the surge protector. They are very brief usually lasting millionths of a second. Power surges are spikes in voltage. Power surges can vary in duration and magnitude varying from a few hundred volts to several thousand volts.

This power strip features a heavy duty 3 ft. A high power surge can happen when electricity is interrupted then immediately re established. This occurrence forces too much current through the electrical system. Cord for durability and offers a convenient reset switch to eliminate the need for unplugging.

For example high power electrical devices can create a spike in the electrical current when they re switched on or when their motors kick on. Power surges occur when the flow of electricity is interrupted then started again or when something sends electricity flowing back into the system. A power surge is a transient wave of voltage current or power in an electrical circuit. A power surge can occur for several reasons.

450 joule energy rating provides maximum protection of all your sensitive electronic devices. Another common cause of power surges especially the most powerful ones is lightning. Power surges have the ability to knock out your delicate electronics cause fires and wreak havoc up and down the circuitry of your home or business. This is usually a sub cycle overvoltage lasting less than a half cycle of the regular voltage waveform and can either be additive or subtractive with positive or negative polarity.

Power surges can also originate inside a home when large appliances like air conditioners and refrigerator motors turn on and off. Surges can range from five or ten volts when you turn on your hair dryer to thousands of volts if lightning strikes a transformer.